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Ludvík Daněk

1937 - 1998

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Ludvík Daněk (Czech pronunciation: [ˈludviːk ˈdaɲɛk]; 6 January 1937 – 16 November 1998) was a Czechoslovak discus thrower, who won the gold medal at the 1972 Olympic Games with a throw of 64.40 m (211 ft 3 in). Daněk was born in Blansko, and competed in four Summer Olympics for Czechoslovakia, winning silver in 1964 Olympics, bronze in 1968 Olympics and gold in 1972 Olympics. He set three world records in discus throw, of 64.55 m in 1964, 65.22 m in 1965 and of 66.07 m in 1966. He also won several medals at the European Athletics Championships. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ludvík Daněk is the 382nd most popular athlete (down from 348th in 2019), the 465th most popular biography from Czechia (up from 497th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Czech Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Ludvík Daněk ranks 382 out of 6,025. Before him are Erik Lundqvist, Étienne Gailly, Betty Cuthbert, Marianne Werner, Harald Grønningen, and Gergely Kulcsár. After him are Micheline Ostermeyer, Angela Voigt, Elias Katz, Boughera El Ouafi, Launceston Elliot, and Eugenio Monti.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Ludvík Daněk ranks 267. Before him are Lois Lowry, Grace Bumbry, Allen Jones, Tung Chee-hwa, Antonio Valentín Angelillo, and Todd Armstrong. After him are Aleksandr Demyanenko, Francisco Pinto Balsemão, Manoj Kumar, Alice Coltrane, Ada Rogovtseva, and Attilio Nicora. Among people deceased in 1998, Ludvík Daněk ranks 157. Before him are Haroun Tazieff, Gérard Grisey, Bertil Nordahl, John Chadwick, Josep Escolà, and Roy Rogers. After him are Eva Bartok, Alois Estermann, Fritz Buchloh, Kea Bouman, Hermann Prey, and Gunter d'Alquen.

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In Czechia

Among people born in Czechia, Ludvík Daněk ranks 465 out of 1,200. Before him are Jiří Tichý (1933), Yehuda Bauer (1926), Helena Suková (1965), Karel Lamač (1897), Milena Hübschmannová (1933), and Vladimír Špidla (1951). After him are Karel Roden (1962), Václav Hanka (1791), Eugen Sänger (1905), Vilém Blodek (1834), Tomáš Skuhravý (1965), and Karel Kryl (1944).

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Among ATHLETES In Czechia

Among athletes born in Czechia, Ludvík Daněk ranks 6. Before him are Emil Zátopek (1922), Dana Zátopková (1922), Jan Železný (1966), Dominik Hašek (1965), and František Čapek (1914). After him are Olga Fikotová (1932), František Pospíšil (1944), František Janda-Suk (1878), Gerhard Auer (1943), František Douda (1908), and Karel Mejta Sr (1928).

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